International Open Access Week

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Free Availability Of Knowledge – Open Access At DLR

Marco Trovatello | DLR | October 16, 2013

International Open Access Week will be held from 21 to 27 October 2013. Universities, libraries, research centres and government institutions around the world will join in events and activities to demonstrate the benefits and advantages of open access, the principle of unrestricted availability of scientific results, and to promote experience, inspiration and participation. [...] Read More »

Increasing Access To Agricultural Information Systems In India

Staff Writer | The Daily Meal | December 19, 2014

Imagine the innovations that could result from open source agricultural information being shared by India's estimated 800 million cell phone users. Yet despite the widespread use of mobile technology on the sub-continent, agricultural data remains inaccessible for many small-scale Indian farmers...

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New Open Access Button Apps Find Free Access to Scientific and Scholarly Research

Press Release | Open Access Button | October 22, 2014

The Open Access Button today launched a suite of new apps to help researchers, patients, students and the public get access to scientific and scholarly research. People use research everyday to create scientific and medical advances, understand culture, and fuel the economy, but articles can cost $30 or more to read each, even though much of the research is funded by the public in the first place...

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SPARC Announces ‘Generation Open’ As Theme For 2014 International Open Access Week

Press Release | Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition | May 9, 2014

The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the theme for this year's International Open Access Week is "Generation Open". The theme will highlight the importance of students and early career researchers as advocates for change in the short-term, through institutional and governmental policy, and as the future of the Academy upon whom the ultimate success of the Open Access movement depends...

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